WTH-5295:1564 Elizabeth 1st
Milled Silver THREE Pence.All
milled or machine made Elizabeth 1st Threepence coins are rare but
this last date, 1564, is extremely rare.The reverse is different to preceding issues / dates in that there is a
cross pattee over the shield.The week areas look to be as a result of old
creases (Tudor people biting the coin to see if it was genuine) and an
indifferent press.A
very rare coin.£495

Hammered Silver Issue

Shillings

WTH-5176:Rare Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Shilling.1559 – 1560.This is the excessively rare 1st
issue with no inner wire circle and bust 1B, which only occurs with this
issue.Better image here.An extremely small issue
due to sufficient coinage being in circulation from Edward VI and Philip &
Mary.Also, the re-coinage of
1560-61 resulted in a slowing of inflation thus less shillings were required in
circulation.On the rare occasions this
issue is found, the coins are always worn and usually damaged – along similar
lines to the P&M issues.This coin
is worn much less than the only other example I’ve ever seen and it is
undamaged.Ex Spink
with their old ticket.£850

WTH-5849:1561 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.The first
ever dated sixpence under Elizabeth 1st.Small bust type 1F, nice grade.Spink 2560.Key coin in series.1561 as a date represents a frequency of 6.9%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 5.6% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£185

WTH-6461:1566 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.3rd & 4th issues, initial mark Lion.Very nice grade.Spink 2562.1566 as a date represents a frequency of 4.1%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.0% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£145

WTH-5829:1570Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence.3rd
& 4th issues, initial mark Coronet.Spink 2562.1570 as a date represents a frequency of 3.2%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.3% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£99

WTH-6329:1573 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence.3rd& 4thissues, initial mark
Ermine.Spink 2562.1573
as a date represents a frequency of 4.6% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of
Elizabeth 1st coins and 5.3% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard
coins.£99

WTH-5825:1574Elizabeth1stHammered
Silver Sixpence.3rd& 4thissues, initial mark
Eglantine.Spink 2562.1574
as a date represents a frequency of 4.1% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of
Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.2% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£49

WTH-6370:1592 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.Sixth issue, initial mark Hand.Spink 2578b.1592 and initial mark Hand was
a combination only in production at the mint between 26th March 1592
and 26th April 1592 thus it is 12 times rarer than the usual 1592 imTun.Ex Chris Comber collection and sold with his
ticket.Rare.1592 as a date represents a frequency of 2.5%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.4% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£245

WTH-6351:1593 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.Sixth issue, initial mark Tun. Spink
2578b.A better late date.1593
as a date represents a frequency of 2.5% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of
Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.4% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard
coins.£85

WTH-5986:1594 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.Sixth issue, initial mark Woolpack.Spink 2578b.A better late date.1594 as a date represents a frequency of 2.6%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.6% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.£95

WTH-6493:1601 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.Seventh issue, penultimate date for Elizabeth 1st with
initial mark 1.Spink 2585.1601
as a date represents a frequency of 0.6% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of
Elizabeth 1st coins and 0.7% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard
coins.It is one of the rarest dates in
this entire series.£159

WTH-6077:1602 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence.Seventh issue, very last date for Elizabeth 1st but
initial mark 1 for 1601.This
coin originates from the famous Bedale Hoard of North
Yorkshire, discovered in 2009, depositedduring the early part of the Civil War
in the early 1640's.There were 689
coins within x2 containers.Two of the
coins, catalogue numbers 1 and 689, were acquired by the BritishMuseum, the
remainder were disclaimed and returned to the finder.The makeup of the hoard is as follows:Edward VI: 1 shilling and 3 sixpences, Mary
I: 1 shilling, Elizabeth I: 59 shillings and 319 sixpences, James I: 2
half-crowns, 60 shillings and 40 sixpences, Charles I: 17 half-crowns, 127
shillings and 56 sixpences, Scottish coins of James I and Charles I: 1
30-shillings Scots and 2 12-shillings Scots, Foreign coins: 1 half-ducaton of Philip IV, Spanish Netherlands.A rare date coin from the
very end of the Tudor reign and benefiting from being part of a famous Hoard.Spink 2585.1602
as a date represents a frequency of 1.9% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of
Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.1% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard
coins.£85

WTH-5915:1568 over
? Elizabeth 1st Hammered Silver Threepence.Initial mark Coronet.A rarer pre 1570’s date.This one is an over date which you would assume to be 8/7 but on closer
examination, there appears to be a rounded feature to the top right of the
8.A very nice grade
coin with a slight double strike on the obverse.Spink 2566.£125

WTH-6385:1572/5 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Threepence.Initial mark Ermine.The 2
of the date looks to be over a 5 and then over a C!!The 7 looks to have been scored through – one
of the most unusual overdates I’ve seen.Third and fourth issues,
Spink 2566.£115

“Other”

WTH-5777:1574 Elizabeth 1st
/ Mary Queen of Scots Counter in High Grade.From a series of such counters or tickets,
all of which originated in London.Lead-alloy and
extremely well preserved in both metal and grade.This is a crude, contemporary device
proclaiming support for Mary, Queen of Scots.During 1574, Mary was effectively under house arrest as she was
considered a threat to the English throne.In 1571 there was actually a plot to replace Elizabeth with Mary (Ridolfi plot) by the
Duke of Norfolk and Spanish troops.This
failed and Norfolk was executed.Immediately afterwards, there was a bill to bar Mary from the
English throne.Interestingly, Elizabeth refused to give Royal ascent to the bill.The obverse has the legend, “HONI SON MAL Y
PENS” which is a crude interpretation of HONI SOIT Q MAL PEN, meaning “Shamed
Be He Who Thinks Evil Of It”.The Order of the Garter was a title that Mary
could only achieve if she were the sovereign of England so again, a useful device for Mary’s
partisan die sinker.Used very
specifically in the City of London only
(they have only ever been found there) and due to the affiliation, unlikely to
have been prolific.Crude workmanship
yet somehow, all the more charming and evocative because of that.Recorded in Medallic Illustration (M.I. 121/60).Reported to be ex Roach
Smith collection (see M.I.).Extraordinarily high grade.£345

WTH-6501:1596 Elizabeth 1st
AE Medal – The Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces.Obverse: three armed soldiers unite hands
upon an alter with the translated legend, “The liberty
of our country”.Reverse: an armed
soldier points to a tablet with the translated legend, “Hatred of
tyranny”.Around the
edge reads, “The foundation of our confederacy, 1596”.High grade (we mustn’t forget this was struck
in the 1500’s).£195 RESERVED (G.G.12-3-18)

WTH-6502:1596 Elizabeth 1st
Silver Medal – The Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces.Obverse: three armed soldiers unite hands
upon an alter with the translated legend, “The liberty
of our country”.Reverse: an armed
soldier points to a tablet with the translated legend, “Hatred of
tyranny”.Around the
edge reads, “The foundation of our confederacy, 1596”.High grade (we mustn’t forget this was struck
in the 1500’s).£425 RESERVED (G.G.12-3-18)

Special Offer:It seems a shame to split these medals so
whilst WTH-6501 and WTH-6502 are still both available, the
pair can be purchased at a combined price of £500 – a saving of £120 or 20%.No other discounts are valid on this offer.